From the statements that have been brought, it appears that about 3 and a half years before the deceased was murdered, the deceased stabbed Muhammad in the face.
In his words to the informant, Muhammad repeats again and again the anger and great humiliation caused to him by cutting his face with a knife.
He emphasizes how cowardly and cruel the act was, to the point that it actually destroyed his own life. Muhammad further talks about the justice of the murder of the deceased, and explains that it is permissible to murder if you are right, and in his case, the deceased actually murdered him and it seems that he established the right to take revenge on him and kill the "murderer." These words of Muhammad present a high level of motivation in relation to the murder of the deceased at his hands. (With regard to the murder of the deceased himself, there was no dispute that the deceased was murdered that day by a girl in the place specified in the indictment by firing 3 bullets – see, inter alia, in this regard, P/109 MDA Report, P/119 Opinion of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, P/143 - P/155)
Evidence of a Preparation for Muhammad's Murder
During the hearing of the case, evidence was presented relating to the activities of the defendants and Muhammad in preparation for the murder, while during the hearings explanations were presented by the defendants and Muhammad for those actions. Some of the explanations were accepted and some were rejected, as detailed below:
Bringing a Mazda Vehicle from the Occupied Territories
During the hearing of the case, there was no dispute at the end of the day, that on June 14, 2019, defendants 1 and 2 and Muhammad drove to the city of Tulkarm, in order to obtain the Mazda vehicle with which the alleged murder was ultimately committed (see Defendant 2's response to the indictment and the testimony of defendant 1 in the transcript of December 26, 2022, pp. 287, 27, to p. 288, s. 3 and p. 293, s. 23), but nevertheless the evidence in the matter will be presented briefly.